Before you lies an entire community of raptors, ducking in and out of hovels, snarling at one another, and working together to construct primitive huts. Collections of shiny things surround their nests. Mystery solved!

Gains

Upon completion of this quest you will gain:

270 experience

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Comments

Comment by amputec

The raptor grounds south of ratchet have the highest concentration. Also where the stolen silver is located. Very nice instead of running around the barrens looking for random raptors.

Comment by Orik

Raptor Grounds raptors are level 18, you get the quest at around 12. Stick with the ones around the barrens.

Comment by Stephen9o3

Theres also some level 13 and 14 raptors on that moutain south of the stagnant oasis(Coords 59:45)

Comment by visual0ne

Found a good patch of them at 47, 42. 100% Droprate so far.

Comment by Scyx

Raptors have a 100% droprate for the heads. WoWhead might say less because you only get the when working on the quest.

Comment by nicolaidisd

don't look next to the crossroads i only found about 1 there.

Comment by nicolaidisd

A high number of raptors can be found south of Stagnant Oasis. but there a high level like 16-18

Comment by Rogyxa

These Raptors are over all around Ratchet and Xroads. I dont use time to find them, while i am doing other Quests i meet them at many places, here its a link over all Raptor Respawns is and where i've been :) Raptors are btw 11 - 15

Comment by pacman420

Comment by Baconnator

On the coordinates 58,45 there is a mountain you can get up, when i went there, there were a lot of Sunscale Screechers (w/ Raptor Heads), while I was up there, there was about 5 to 10 of them all within 40 yards of eachother

Comment by sanatarium

Found a good patch of em at 52, 46 and got a 100% drop rate. They are level 16 to 18 but found the lower level raptors to have a terrible drop rate. Find a buddy and go get these and save some time. :)

Comment by Greenguy9595

Comment by evileyey

watch out 4 the raptors near other raptors they will squeal after dey die and other raptors will come and attack u!

Comment by Evandar

This is my favourite quest in barrens. 100% drop rate.

Comment by Hatoko

Best place for this quest is 52, 46. There is a dozen of the raptors around there, and I got 100% drop rate.

Comment by danielmizzi

got them in 12 kills - 100% dr :)

Comment by drummerthing

Some of these poor raptors don't have heads!

Comment by katakotia

On your map, the large mountain north of Northwatch Hold has 15+ raptors on top of it. Like other great heights in the Barrens, there are several 'legs' of ground that let you ascend the sides with some crafty jumping. If you're on this quest and everyone's killing all of the easy to access ones, head down there (or up, if you're near Camp Taurajo) and it gets finished in no time.

Comment by Antoridas

Hmm...how come the raptor population always fall when you only need ONE head?

Comment by kynslagh

Comment by Nebelorz

mountain at 59.43 is the best spot to do the quest Raptor Thieves. A tip ;)

Comment by jadelith

one of THE most painful quests in wow, hands down

Comment by lgthomas

Changed in Cataclysm. Travel to the small raptor camp NW of Ratchet. Once you approach close to the camp you will get a quest complete message and an opportunity to immediately complete the quest and receive the follow up quest "Stolen Silver".